Roll-away bed and display rack



Aug. 21, 1951 N. JENSEN ROLL-AWAY BED AND DISPLAY RACK Filed March 3. 1950 Fig ,3

IN VE N TOR. Ive/s Jensen Patented Aug. 21, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2 Claims.

This invention relates to a combined roll-away bed and display rack.

The principal object of this invention to to provide a rack whereby box springs and mattresses may be displayed, either horizontally or vertically, or may be used as a bed and later elevated to a roll-away position.

A further object is to produce a device which is economical to manufacture, one which occupies a minimum amount of room over that ordinarily occupied by the springs and mattress, and a device which is easy to handle.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same,

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of my rack, horizontally positioned,

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary vertical cross-sectional view, showing the manner in which the legs are mounted on the frame,

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view, taken on the line 33 of Fig. 1, and showing one of the legs in folded position,

Fig. 4 is a side elevation of my device on a reduced scale, showing in full lines the initial action in raising the rack to a vertical position and, in dotted lines, the rack in almost vertical position, and

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary cross-sectional view, taken on the line 55 of Fig. 2.

In stores, box springs, mattresses and the like are often diflicult to display, due to the fact that they are cumbersome, heavy, and occupy a considerable amount of space. If the same are stacked, one upon the other, it is very difficult to display the lower ones in the stack without first moving a considerable number of those superimposed thereon. If they are stacked vertically against the wall, the same difficulty exists.

Applicant has, therefore, devised a rack wherein the box springs and the mattresses may be vertically supported thereon. This rack is provided with floor-engaging casters so that the goods on the rack ma be readily moved about and applicant has further provided foldable legs which, when moved to an unfolded position, will allow the rack to be moved from a vertical position to a horizontal position, thus making a rollaway bed arrangement out of my display rack.-

' Referring to the accompanying drawings wherein, for the purpose of illustration, is shown a preferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral 5 designates the rectangular frame, preferably made of angle iron, having an outline approximately that of the outer margin of the springs or mattresses to be displayed thereon.

Secured to the end of the frame is a platform or head board 6. When the device is in the vertical position, this board becomes a platform and when in a horizontal position, the board becomes a head board.

Attached to the board 6, is a plurality of caster wheels 1, which are adapted to engage the floor when the frame is in a vertical position.

Braces 8, extend between the board stifiener 9, and the frame 5, the purpose of which is obvious.

Pivoted to each side of the frame 5, are legs I l and I 2. These legs carry casters, as shown at l3 and I 4 respectively.

The leg H, has an oifset floor-engaging shoe I6, the purpose of which will be later seen.,

In order to pivotally mount these legs to the frame 5, I provide a rod IT, on each side of the frame, one of which is shown in Fig. 2. This rod passes through the arms of the legs and also through bracket members [8, formed in the angle of the frame and is welded to the arms of the legs.

A spring I9, tends to keep the rod in the fullline position of this figure.

Each one of the bracket members has a nose 2| which serves to keep the leg in either of the positions shown in full lines in Fig. 3, or in dotted lines of this figure.

The result of this construction is that, when the legs are in the position shown in Fig. 1, box springs, mattresses and the like may be positioned-thereon and secured by suitable straps, after which, by grasping the handle 22 and lifting upwardly thereon, the frame can be moved from a horizontal position, as shown in Fig. l, to a vertical position and in so doing, the first act of lifting will cause the shoes [6, on the legs [2, to immediately engage the floor so as to eliminate any skidding action, after which further lifting will elevate the frame into a near vertical position, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 4, at which time the first of the casters 1, will engage the floor and, as soon as the frame has moved to complete vertical position, the other casters 1, will engage the floor, after which the user pulls downwardly on one of the sets of legs on each side of the frame, thus moving the rod ll, against the tension of the spring l8, and releasing the legs from their engagement with the noses [9, of their respective brackets I8, after which the legs may be folded against the frame, as shown in full lines on the right-hand portion of Fig. 3. As soon as the legs are released the spring will again function to cause them to engage again behind the noses of their brackets, but at 90 from their previous engagement therewith.

It will be apparent that the combined springs, mattresses and rack will now occupy a minimum amount of floor space and that the same may be readily moved from place to place as demands requlre.

It will thus be seen that I have produced a device which will accomplish all the objects above set forth.

It is to be understood that the form of my invention herewith shown and described is to be taken as a preferred example of the same and that various changes relative to the material, size, shape and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. A combined display rack and roll-away bed comprising a rectangular frame, a platform secured to said frame and disposed at right angles to the end of said frame, a plurality of casters secured to said platform, pivoted legs secured to said frame, casters secured to said legs, the legs nearest said platform each having a fiooreengaging shoe whereby, when said frame is tipped from 4 either a vertical to a horizontal or a horizontal to a vertical position, said shoe will engage the surface supporting said bed.

2. In a device of the character described, a substantially rectangular frame, a platform secured at one end thereof and at right angles thereto, floor-engaging casters carried by said platform whereby, when said frame is moved to a vertical position, said casters will engage the floor, notched brackets secured to the opposite sides of said frame, a spring-pressed rod slidably carried by said brackets, legs secured to said rod adjacent said brackets and adapted to engage the notches in said brackets, casters carried by said legs and a floor-engaging shoe carried by the legs nearest said platform, said shoe being slightly spaced from the floor when the frame of said device is in either vertical or horizontal poposition.

NELS JENSEN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 713,626 French Nov. 18, 1902 887,858 Smith May 19, 1908 1,927,710 Lindsay Sept. 19, 1933 2,277,302 Chenette Mar. 24, 1942 

